General manager Renat Khamidulin: "In cooperation with such reliable and important partners as Gazprom, Colnago and X-Bionic we can be confident in the future of our project. During this off-season we conducted a significant rejuvenation of the team, the best Russian young riders were joined our squad. All of them can become eaders of Gazprom – RusVelo and Russian national team in the nearest future. The new generation of athletes has excelled during the pre-season trainings and is ready to start the professional career. Everyone is ready for the new challenges in 2018 and our racing calendar starts next week in Spain."

Degenkolb wins again in Mallorca

John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) has started two races thus far this season. And he has won both of them. Degenkolb won the first and last races of the 2018 Mallorca Challenge. "I am so happy - thanks to my team! I know that I am in good shape and I feel pretty good. It's always nice to start the season like this. I think it's the first time I have won the first two races in a season, that's a premiere for me. To have this feeling, which I missed so much last year and now I have it already twice…It's so nice to be in the winning line again!" Cyclingnews has the story: News:Mallorca Challenge: Degenkolb wins Trofeo Palma. - Trek-Segafredo rider grabs second victory in Mallorca to continue perfect start to 2018.

"I was training on Saturday with some hill efforts when I slipped on the downhill and went into a stone wall. When I saw I was more or less OK, I decided to try to go home by bike but after one minute I understood something was wrong because I had difficulty breathing, so my girlfriend picked me up and took me to the Monaco Hospital." More at Cyclingnews here.

BAHRAIN MERIDA Team finished Training Camp on island Hvar in Croatia and is Ready for 2018

Vladimir Miholjević, sports director: "During our stay on Hvar, the riders executed 100 % of the planned activities. The training plan constituted of 45 hours training on bikes, morning trainings with activation of all muscle groups, and afternoon strength trainings and stretching. We also used this occasion for regular meetings of all organizational groups and for our nutritionist, Laura Martinelli, to give our riders some extra knowledge about this important part of professional cycling."

Quick-Step Floors conclude first off-season gathering in Calpe

"We are pleased with our first training camp, it’s been a good and important block of hard training ahead of next season. The weather was great, and that allowed us to follow everything we had planned. The camp is a good moment to see where everybody is and fortunately we saw that everybody was more or less on schedule, no weak links in the squad", said team trainer Koen Pelgrim.

UAE Team Emirates travel with styleCocco Pelletterie provide new personalized luggages to the Emirati team

"Athletes and staff are always travelling to get to the events featured on a World class calendar, so they need functional, solid suitcases," explained team manager Carlo Saronni. "It’s important to underscore that a World Tour-level cycling team has an image to maintain at all times, not only when the riders are busy in a race; therefore it is essential that their travel cases also be attractive, with style that lives up to the brands they are representing." More here.

Quick-Step Floors Cycling Team launches Bike Experience project

"Join the most successful team of the past seasons for an exciting and fascinating immersion into the cobbled Monuments"

In 2018, Quick-Step Floors will launch a project called the Quick-Step Floors Bike Experience, through which they will offer a variety of opportunities, on and off the bike, to anyone interested in joining "one of the most successful World Tour teams of the past 15 years."

Team LottoNL-Jumbo announces contract renewal Roglic and Groenewegen during team presentation

December 22, 2017: "We have a good plan for the future," said Roglic at the team presentation. Added Groenewegen, "It is logical that I renewed my contract. I have a lot of confidence in the team and the team has a lot of confidence in me."

Orica-Scott sign Jack Bauer

"Riding for ORICA-SCOTT is a really exciting prospect for me, it was an offer impossible to turn down. As an Australian team, for me it's the closest thing to riding for an outfit from back home. I know all the boys on the team really well, and have done for quite some years, so it seems like the perfect fit."

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